The 1968 Summer Olympics were held in Mexico City, Mexico, the first Games held in Latin America and at high altitude, conditions that contributed to a wave of record-breaking performances in explosive events, including Bob Beamon's long jump world record that stood for 23 years. The Games are also remembered for the Black Power salute given by American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the medal podium during the 200 meters ceremony, a protest against racial injustice that led to their expulsion from the Games. A student massacre in the city just days before the opening ceremony cast a shadow over the political backdrop of the Games.
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1968 Summer Olympics: Mexico City, Mexico
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1968 Summer Olympics: Mexico City, Mexico
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The 1968 Summer Olympics were held in Mexico City, Mexico, the first Games held in Latin America and at high altitude, conditions that contributed to a wave of record-breaking performances in explosive events, including Bob Beamon's long jump world record that stood for 23 years. The Games are also
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The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years, and themselves occur two years apart within the four-year Olympiad.
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were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico.
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The 1968 Olympic football tournament was played as part of the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women.
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The International Amateur Baseball Tournament was held in Mexico City in 1968 between four different national baseball teams.
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Basketball contests at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the seventh appearance of the sport of basketball as an official Olympic medal event.
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The boxing programme of the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico was held at the Arena México.
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested.
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The cycling competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and five track cycling events, all for men only.
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The diving competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City featured four events.
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Equestrian competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico featured team and individual competitions in show jumping, eventing, and dressage.
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, eight events in fencing were contested.
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The men's field hockey tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 11th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics.
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women.
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Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only.
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The Sailing program of 1968 consisted of a total of five sailing classes (disciplines).
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Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City comprised seven events.
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The swimming competitions at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City took place from 17 to 26 October at the Alberca Olímpica Francisco Márquez.
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Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.
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The water polo tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was held from 14 to 25 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico.
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The weightlifting competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only.
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics, 16 wrestling events were contested, for all men.
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As an Olympian in 1968, 1972 and 1976 he won a total of eight medals
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He also competed in the Finn class of sailing on three Summer Olympic Games; in 1968, 1972, and 1976.
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at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics for the West German team
View the Source John Bolton (weightlifter) (Olympedia)
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1968 Summer Olympics
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Sprint canoeist Roswitha Esser won two gold medals in the K2 at the 1964 Tokyo and the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games
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1968 Summer Olympics
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Canoe Singles (C1), 1,000 metres, Men
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1968 Summer Olympics
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He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics
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While passing the gender test at the 1968 Olympics Krebs learned that she was three-month pregnant.
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After a troubled childhood, Foreman took up amateur boxing and won a gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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He won a total of five gold medals and one silver medal at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.
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He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, revolutionizing the high jump event with a "back-first" technique now known as the Fosbury flop.
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He won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a gold medal in team dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
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He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won a silver and a gold medal, respectively.
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He trained at VSS Vodnik and scored his first Olympic triumph at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, when he dominated his 35 opponents in the Finn class, finishing first or second in five of the seven races to win the gold medal.
View the Source Tommie Smith (Wikipedia)
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At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds, the first time the 20-second barrier was broken officially.
View the Source Viktor Saneyev (Wikipedia)
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three golds (1968, 1972 and 1976) and one silver (1980)
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Beamon entered the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City as the favorite to win the gold medal, having won 22 of the 23 meets he had competed in that year, including a career-best of 8.33 m (27 ft 3+3⁄4 in) and a world's best of 8.39 m (27 ft 6+1⁄4 in) that was ineligible for the record books due to excessive wind assistance.
View the Source John Carlos (Wikipedia)
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bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics
View the Source Wilfried Dietrich (Wikipedia)
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selected as the Olympic flag bearer for West Germany at its first appearance at the Summer Olympics
View the Source Jim Hines (Wikipedia)
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won individual and relay gold at the Mexico City Olympics
View the Source Elena Belova (Wikipedia)
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She competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Olympics
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